Claude Loiselle

Claude Loiselle (born May 29, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1981 to 1994.

Claude Loiselle
Born (1963-05-29) May 29, 1963
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
New Jersey Devils
Quebec Nordiques
Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Islanders
NHL Draft 23rd overall, 1981
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1981–1994

Playing career

As a youth, Loiselle played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from East Ottawa.[1]

Loiselle played with the Ontario Hockey League's (OHL) Windsor Spitfires and the Adirondack Red Wings of the American Hockey League (AHL) before embarking on his NHL career. Loiselle started his NHL career with the Detroit Red Wings in 1981–82 after being selected in the second round, 23rd overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.

He was traded along with Joe Cirella from the New Jersey Devils to the Quebec Nordiques for Walt Poddubny on June 17, 1989.[2]

In 616 career games spent with the Red Wings, Devils, Nordiques, Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders he recorded 92 goals, 117 assists and 1,149 minutes in penalties. He also competed in 41 career NHL playoff games and was a member of two Patrick Division championship-winning teams; New Jersey in 1988 and the Islanders in 1993.[3]

Management career

He retired after the 1993–94 NHL season. Loiselle spent seven years as Associate Director of Hockey Operations for the NHL and was involved in salary arbitration, discipline and collective bargaining, while also serving as the liaison on hockey operation matters between the NHL and the AHL.[4] Starting in 2005, he was the Assistant General Manager for the Tampa Bay Lightning and in 2007 General Manager of the Lightning's AHL Affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals.[5]

On May 29, 2010, Loiselle agreed to terms on a contract with the Maple Leafs as their assistant general manager, working alongside Brian Burke, the Maple Leafs' then-General Manager. He continued to serve as Assistant General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vice President of Hockey Operations of Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment.[4] On July 22, 2014, the Maple Leafs announced they had fired Loiselle along with most other members of the executive management team following the removal of GM Brian Burke.[6]

On July 31, 2015, Loiselle was hired by the Arizona Coyotes as a hockey operations consultant.[7]

In 2016, the New York Islanders hired Loiselle as Hockey Operations Consultant[8] and later promoted him to Vice President of Hockey Operations.[9]

Personal life

Loiselle was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He started his undergraduate studies while playing for the Islanders in 1992 and earned his law degree from McGill University in 1998, the same year he was admitted to the New York State Bar.[10]

Career statistics
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1979–80 Gloucester Rangers CJHL 50 21 38 59 26 — — — — —
1980–81 Windsor Spitfires OHL 68 38 56 94 103 11 3 3 6 40
1981–82 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
1981–82 Windsor Spitfires OHL 68 36 73 109 192 9 2 10 12 42
1982–83 Detroit Red Wings NHL 18 2 0 2 15 — — — — —
1982–83 Windsor Spitfires OHL 48 39 49 88 75 3 3 3 6 11
1982–83 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 6 1 7 8 0 6 2 4 6 0
1983–84 Detroit Red Wings NHL 28 4 6 10 32 — — — — —
1983–84 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 29 13 16 29 59 — — — — —
1984–85 Detroit Red Wings NHL 30 8 1 9 45 3 0 2 2 0
1984–85 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 47 22 29 51 24 — — — — —
1985–86 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 7 15 22 142 — — — — —
1985–86 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 21 15 11 26 32 16 5 10 15 38
1986–87 New Jersey Devils NHL 75 16 24 40 137 — — — — —
1987–88 New Jersey Devils NHL 68 17 18 35 118 20 4 6 10 52
1988–89 New Jersey Devils NHL 74 7 14 21 209 — — — — —
1989–90 Quebec Nordiques NHL 72 11 14 25 104 — — — — —
1990–91 Quebec Nordiques NHL 59 5 10 15 86 — — — — —
1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 7 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
1991–92 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 64 6 9 15 102 — — — — —
1991–92 New York Islanders NHL 11 1 1 2 13 — — — — —
1992–93 New York Islanders NHL 41 5 3 8 90 18 0 3 3 10
1993–94 New York Islanders NHL 17 1 1 2 49 — — — — —
AHL totals 103 51 63 114 115 22 7 14 21 38
NHL totals 616 92 117 209 1146 41 4 11 15 62

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  2. "Devils Add Poddubny in One of 3 Trades," The Associated Press (AP), Sunday, June 18, 1989. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  3. "Leafs Hire Claude Loiselle". Pension Plan Puppets. May 30, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  4. "Toronto Maple Leafs Name Claude Loiselle Assistant General Manager". The Hockey News. The Canadian Press. June 1, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  5. "Lightning Assistant GM Claude Loiselle to Serve as GM of AHL's Norfolk Admirals". NHL.com. July 17, 2007. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  6. McGran, Kevin (July 22, 2014). "Maple Leafs shake up front office, hire stats guru Kyle Dubas, 28, as assistant GM". Toronto Star. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  7. "Coyotes add Claude Loiselle as hockey operations consultant". NHL.com. July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  8. "Islanders Name Claude Loiselle Hockey Ops Consultant". NHL.com. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  9. Hazen, Spencer (June 26, 2018). "Qualifying Offers Are Out For The New York Islanders". Elite Sports NY. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  10. "Islanders Name Claude Loiselle Hockey Ops Consultant". NHL.com. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
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